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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India continues to report low daily cases; 18,139 added in last 24 hours
Active Caseload continues to decline; slumps to 2.25 lakh
A total of 82 persons found with new mutant variant of SARS- CoV-2 virus
India has been reporting a streak of very low daily new cases. Only 18,139 persons were found positive in the last 24 hours in the country.
The steady fall in the new cases has ensured the contraction of the Total Active Cases. The active caseload of the country stands at 2,25,449today. The share of Active Cases in the total Positive Cases has further shrunk to 2.16%.
With 20,539 recoveries in the last 24 hours, a net decline of 2,634cases from the total active caseload was registered.
The figure shows the change in the Active Cases in the last 24 hours. Maharashtra recorded maximum positive change with an addition of 307 cases whereas Kerala shows maximum negative change with a drop of 613 cases.
Total Recoveries have crossed 1 crore mark recently. With the consistent rise in the daily recoveries, the number is exponentially increasing. It stands at 10,037,398 today. The Recovery Rate has also increased to 96.39%.
79.96% of the new recovered cases are observed to be concentrated in 10 States/UTs.
Keralahas reported the maximum number of single day recoveries with 5,639 newly recovered cases. 3,350 people recovered in Maharashtra in the past 24 hours followed by 1,295 inWest Bengal.
81.22% of the new cases are from 10 States and UTs.
Kerala continues to report the highest daily new cases at 5,051. It is followed by Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh with 3,729 and 1,010 new cases, respectively.
234 case fatalities have been reported in the past 24 hours.
Eight States/UTs account for 76.50% of new deaths. Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties . Keralaand Delhi follow with 25 and 19 daily deaths, respectively.
India’s deaths per million population are 109. 18 States/UTs have deaths per million populationlower than the national average.
On the other hand, 17 States/UTs have deaths per million higher than the national average.
Delhi has the maximum deaths per million population .
The total number of cases infected with the new strain of the novel Coronavirus, first reported in the UK, now stands at 82.
Ministry of Defence
High speed Expendable Aerial Target - ABHYAS - successfully flight-tested off Odisha coast
ABHYAS – High speed Expendable Aerial Target  was successfully flight-tested from the Integrated Test Range , Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on June 29, 2022. The performance of the aircraft at low altitude including sustained level and high manoeuvrability was demonstrated during the test flight. The target aircraft was flown from a ground based controller in a pre-designated low altitude flight path, which was monitored by various tracking sensors deployed by ITR, including radar and electro-optical targeting system.
ABHYAS is designed & developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment of Defence Research and Development Organisation . The air vehicle was launched using twin under-slung boosters which provide the initial acceleration to the vehicle. It is powered by a small gas turbine engine to sustain a long endurance flight at high subsonic speed. The target aircraft is equipped with Micro-Electromechanical Systems-based Inertial Navigation System for navigation along with the Flight Control Computer for guidance and control along with Indigenous Radio Altimeter for very low altitude flight and Data Link for encrypted communication between the Ground Control Station and Target Aircraft. The vehicle is programmed for fully autonomous flight.
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has congratulated DRDO, Armed Forces and the Industry for the successful flight trial of ABHYAS and said that development of this system will meet the requirements of aerial targets for the Armed Forces.
Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy appreciated the efforts of the teams associated in the design, development and testing of the system.
Prime Minister's Office
India stands firmly with the people of Türkiye: PM
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has said that India will keep trying to save maximum lives under 'Operation Dost'.
Responding to a tweet by MEA regarding the role that Indian team is playing in Turkiye, the Prime Minister tweeted :
"Our teams are working day and night as a part of ‘Operation Dost.’ They will keep giving their best to ensure maximum lives and property are saved. In this critical time, India stands firmly with the people of Türkiye."
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
RASHTRIYA VAYOSHRI YOJANA FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment launched a Central Sector Scheme namely “Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana”  on 1st April, 2017 with the objective to provide the senior citizens, living below poverty line and suffering from any of the age related disability/ infirmity, with such assisted living devices which can restore near normalcy in their bodily functions, overcoming the disability/ infirmity manifested. The assisted-living devices under the scheme are provided to the senior citizens belonging to the BPL category and also to the senior citizens with monthly income not more than Rs. 15000/-. The Government aims to cover all the districts of the country under the Scheme.
The State and year-wise total number of beneficiaries identified under the scheme is at Annexure.
The following aids & assisted devices are provided under the scheme:
 Generic Items:
 Walking sticks  Elbow crutches  Walkers/Crutches,  Tripods/Quadpods  Hearing Aids  Artificial Dentures, and  Spectacles.
 Special Items:
 Wheelchairs,  Wheel Chairs with Commode,  Chair/Stool with Commode,  Silicon Foam Cushion,  Knee Brace,  Spinal Support,  Cervical Collar,  Lumbosacral Belt ,  Walker/Roalator with Brakes,  Walking Stick with Seat,  Foot Care Kit:-  Flexi Gel Socks,  Socks Cusion Sandal,  Silicon Insole  and  Insole with Pressure Point Relief.
This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Sushri. Pratima Bhoumik in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Special Service and Features
Rozgar Mela: New recruits committed to serving people, says Union Minister of State V Muraleedharan.
Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs Shri V Muraleedharan said that the new recruits who have been appointed through the Rozgar Mela should remain committed to work for every citizen of the society. He was inaugurating the 9th tranche ceremony of Rozgar Mela organized by the Department of Posts at Thiruvananthapuram. Visuals of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurating the 9th phase of the Rozgar Mela via video conferencing were broadcast live at the event.
The Minister said that the new recruits should be ready to enter the field of action with the thought that they are the servants of the people. India is preparing to become a developed country during the next 25 years. Everyone appointed through the Rozgar Mela will become part of the steel frame of the Government. 25 candidates received the appointment letter directly from the Union Minister of State out of 101 candidates at the event. Apart from the Ministry of Defence, the candidates were recruited in VSSC, LPSC, IISER, FCI, and EPFO. In the 9th phase of the Rozgar Mela, appointment letters were handed over to 51,000 people at events held at 45 centers across the country. The Rozgar Mela aims to provide central government jobs to 10 lakh people within a year.
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Ayush Minister inaugurates OPD unit of Composite Ayush Hospital Mangalore
Union Minister for Ayush, Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated OPD unit of Composite Ayush Hospital Mangalore, Karnataka today.
The 50 bedded Ayush multi-speciality hospital was planned and sanctioned in 2016 and has been successfully accomplished in 2020. Due to the Pandemic of Covid-19 the opening Ceremony had been delayed, now by following appropriate behavior, the inaugural ceremony is organized by the Central and State Ayush Mission. For the Successful functioning of Ayush OPD  and allopathy and in future there would be advanced and special treatment facilities.
The Treatment Modalities in Ayurveda Panchakarma, Jalouka , Ksharasutra, Abhyanga are available in the hospital.
In Naturopathy Hydrotherapy, Accupancture, Accupreasure, colour Therapy, Magnetic Therapy, Physiotherapy are available.
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Cabinet
Cabinet apprised of MoU between India and Russia for cooperation in the field of Science & Technolog
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding  between India and Russia for cooperation in the field of Science & Technology  signed in October, 2016.
The objective of the MoU is to facilitate and support joint scientific and research activities between scientific organizations, subordinated to the Agency and scientific organizations and scientists of the Republic of Russian Federation, with India through DST.
Under this MoU, the Parties will cooperate in the following forms:
i) exchange of information about conducted conferences, forums, exhibitions, seminars that are of mutual interest;
ii) support and provision of conditions for the formation of scientific projects aimed at the conduct of joint research, themes of which are determined jointly by the Parties;
iii) conduct of joint scientific events  aimed at establishing of direct connections between scientists of the two countries in the fields determined by the Parties;
iv) support of establishment of direct connections between scientific organizations, scientists and specialists of the Parties;
v) provision of media coverage of the joint scientific activity aimed at the popularization of science;
vi) development of inter-disciplinary and multi-institutional projects with the involvement of industry.
The MoU came into effect on the date of its signature and will remain valid for 5 years. Implementation of the present MoU can be extended for further 5 year periods if neither of the Parties informs by written agreement of its intention to terminate it at least 6 months before the expiration of a given 5-year period.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 41.78 Cr
Recovery Rate stands at 97.35%
41,383 Daily New Cases reported in last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload  presently constitutes 1.31% of total cases
Daily Positivity Rate  less than 3% for 31 consecutive days
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 41.78 crores. Cumulatively, 41,78,51,151 vaccine doses have been administered through 51,60,995 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. 22,77,679 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours.
These include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,02,77,386
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2nd Dose
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76,11,600
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,78,24,546
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2nd Dose
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1,05,49,835
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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13,05,53,816
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2nd Dose
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53,22,634
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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9,89,17,103
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2nd Dose
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3,15,85,098
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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7,26,86,361
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2nd Dose
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3,25,22,772
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Total
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41,78,51,151
The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination has commenced from 21st June, 2021. The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country.
Out of the people infected since the beginning of the pandemic, 3,04,29,339 people have already recovered from COVID-19 and 38,652 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours. This constitutes an overall recovery rate of 97.35%.
India has reported 41,383 daily new cases in the last 24 hours.
Less than 50,000 Daily New Cases have been reported since twenty-five continuous days. This is a result of sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs.
India’s Active Caseload today stands at 4,09,394 and active cases now constitute 1.31% of the country's total Positive Cases.
With substantially ramped up testing capacity across the country, a total of 17,18,439 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours in the country. Cumulatively, India has conducted over 45.09 crore  tests so far.
While on one side testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate is currently at 2.12% and the Daily Positivity rate stands at 2.41% today. Daily Positivity rate has remained less than 3% for 31 consecutive days, and has remained below 5% for 45 consecutive days now.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
220.11 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
45,769 doses administered in last 24 hours
India's Active caseload currently stands at 2,582
Active cases stand at 0.01%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.8%
222 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,41,45,667
134 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
91.12 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 1,51,186 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Prime Minister's Office
Aim is to create 2 crore Lakhpati Didis; Women’s SHGs to power Drone Ki Udaan: Prime Minister
Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 77th Independence Day today, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has said that the Government is working with Women’s Self Help Groups  with the aim of creating 2 crore ‘Lakhpati Didis’ in villages. The PM observed that 10 crore women are today associated with Women’s Self-Help Groups. “In villages today, one can find a Didi in the Bank, in the Anganwaadi and a Didi to provide medicines.”
The Prime Minister spoke about agri-tech and made a pitch for leveraging the potential of science and technology in rural development. The PM said that 15,000 Women’s Self-Help Groups would be given loan and training for operating and repairing drones. “Drone ki Udaan” will be carried out by these Women’s Self-Help Groups, said the PM.
Ministry of Culture
Extensive arrangements made for effective public information system at Prayagraj Kumbh
Extensive arrangements have been made for effective public information system at the Prayagraj Kumbh .
About 100 digital screens where all informations are available round the clock and not only in Hindi but seven languages including English, Bengala, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu have been set up.All types of informations related to functions, events, ceremonies meant for common devotees and visitors to Kumbh are being flashed regularly. These digital screens are useful both day and night. Even programs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi held in different parts of the country and programs of UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath are also being telecast live on these screens. A control room has been set up at National Media Centre for this objective. Screens have been even put up in tent cities developed at sectors 19 and 20 for visitors consumption. On these screens informations, DOs and Don’ts are also being screened related to fire safety, traffic, bathing, General health and voters awareness etc. A network of Public address system with large number of loudspeakers at wooden polls has been set up.
Similarly both national broadcasters All India Radio and Doordarshan are also engaged in spreading informations running special transmitters. AIR’s FM transmitter on Kumbh is very useful to devotees as it is available on their mobile phones. Khoya Paya, lost and found centres are linked with control room of digital screens and informations received from these centres are also available on screens. Certainly, a high tech information system and special broadcast of AIR and telecast of DD have been very useful.
Ministry of Finance
ADB, India sign $200 million loan for expanding urban services in Rajasthan
The Government of India and Asian Development Bank  today signed a $200 million loan as additional financing for the ongoing Rajasthan Secondary Towns Development Sector Project to expand water supply and sanitation systems and enhance urban resilience and heritage living in selected towns.
The signatories to the loan agreement were Mr. Vumlunmang Vualnam, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, for the Government of India, and Takeo Konishi, Country Director of ADB’s India Resident Mission, for ADB.
After signing the loan agreement, Mr Vualnam stated that the additional financing will support the Government of Rajasthan in its commitment to reduce basic infrastructure gaps in its secondary towns by expanding water supply and sanitation services and improving livability in selected urban local bodies.
“The project will incorporate various innovative and climate-resilient solutions for expanding basic urban services and incorporate nature-based solutions to rehabilitate heritage structures besides piloting public-private partnerships in the state’s water and sanitation sector to deepen private sector engagement,” said Mr. Konishi.
The ongoing project—approved in September 2020—has so far laid 1,451 kilometer  of water supply pipes, 1,110 km of sewer pipes, and connected 68,098 households to water services in selected secondary towns in Rajasthan.
The additional financing will improve water supply systems in at least seven towns by converting all groundwater sources to surface water, replacing about 700 km of leaking water pipes, installing 1,400 km of new water supply pipelines, and providing 77,000 households connections with water meters. It will also establish three new water treatment plants.
At least eight towns will be covered for improvement to sanitation systems by rehabilitating at least 580 km of sewers, building seven sewage treatment plants with co-treatment units to process fecal sludge and septage, and connecting at least 54,000 households to the sewage system.
A new feature in ADB’s support is the water facility development for urban resilience improvement and heritage-sensitive urban development in at least eight heritage towns or towns with strong tourism potential. This includes the reconstruction of water structures with heritage value, incorporating nature-based solutions to improve climate resilience. It will also rehabilitate at least 20 heritage or heritage-like structures to improve the living environment and attract more tourists.
In addition, it will create a special purpose vehicle through a public–private partnership to address water security issues in Rajasthan’s manufacturing industry and to encourage private sector investments and financing. This will establish designated pipe networks to carry treated wastewater from the sewage treatment plants to industrial facilities.
Prime Minister's Office
The Northeast has seen unparalleled transformation in the last 8 years: PM
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has said that unparalleled transformation in the Northeast has led to extensive benefits for the people there.
Replying to a citizen’s tweet, the Prime Minister said:
“The Northeast has seen unparalleled transformation in the last 8 years, leading to extensive benefits for the people there. Pick any sector, the gains are innumerable.”
Cabinet
Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding  between India and United Kingdom on technical cooperation in the field of Sustainable Urban Development
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding  signed between India and United Kingdom on technical cooperation in the field of Sustainable Urban Development in April, 2018.
Details
The objective of this MoU is to facilitate and strengthen India-UK institutional cooperation in the field of sustainable urban development. The areas of cooperation include smart cities development, solid waste management, green affordable housing, waste water management, capacity building of urban institutions, skill development in urban areas, urban mobility, intelligent transport system and transit-oriented development, innovative access to finance and other related areas as mutually agreed upon by the Contracting Parties.
Implementation strategy
Under this MoU, an Indo-UK Joint Working Group  will be set up to strategize and implement programmes on cooperation under the framework of the MoU. The Joint Working Group on Urban Development is expected to meet once in a year, alternately in UK and in India.
Major Impact
The MoU will promote strong, deep and long term bilateral cooperation in the field of Sustainable Urban Development between the two countries.
Beneficiaries
The MoU is expected to create employment in the areas of smart cities development, solid waste management, green affordable housing, waste water management, skill development in urban areas, urban mobility, intelligent transport system and transit-oriented development.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Ban on Agricultural Products
The export and import policies for agricultural products, which include the decisions on lifting and imposing bans on export/import of individual agricultural products, are framed keeping several factors in mind, such as availability of surplus over the domestic requirements , concerns of food security, diplomatic/humanitarian considerations, international demand and supply situation, price competitiveness, need to balance between remunerative prices to the growers and availability of agricultural products to common man at affordable prices. During the last three years, no bans have been imposed on export and import of any of the major agricultural products. As such, no study has been conducted in this regard.
The Agriculture Export Policy, brought out by the Government in December 2018, aims at a stable trade policy for agricultural products, involving following steps:
- Providing assurance that the processed agricultural products and all kinds of organic products will not be brought under the ambit of any kind of export restriction  even though the primary agricultural product or non-organic agricultural product is brought under some kind of export restrictions.
- Identification of a few commodities which are essential for food security in consultation with the relevant stakeholders and Ministries. Any export restriction on such identified commodities under extreme price situation will be based on decision of a high level committee. Also, any kind of export prohibitions and restrictions on the identified commodities above would be taken up in a WTO compatible manner.
- Liberalised import of agricultural products for value addition and re-export.
Consequent to the approval of policy, mandate of the Committee of Secretaries on Essential commodities has been expanded to provide recommendation on export restrictions on a few commodities, which are essential for food security, under extreme price situation only.
This information was given by the Minister of Commerce and Industry, PiyushGoyal, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.